DECODA LITERACY FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·980 - 1125 HOWE ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6Z 2K8·BN 841053333RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
39¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
61%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
13.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$550K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
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Is Decoda Literacy Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 841053333RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Decoda Literacy Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 980 - 1125 HOWE ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6Z 2K8. Source.
What does Decoda Literacy Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Society had an agreement with Postmedia Network Inc. to run manage and administer its Raise-a-Reader campaign in B.C. starting 2019. The Society continued to receive foundation grants and donations from individual and corporate donors and ran the following programs (1) building a numeracy collection and…" Full program description.
How much of Decoda Literacy Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 39¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Decoda Literacy Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $550K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Society had an agreement with Postmedia Network Inc. to run manage and administer its Raise-a-Reader campaign in B.C. starting 2019. The Society continued to receive foundation grants and donations from individual and corporate donors and ran the following programs (1) building a numeracy collection and tutor materials in our Resource Centre; (2) family literacy programs for immigrant families; and (3) one-to-one tutoring with vulnerable children reading below grade level; and (4) administering and distributing a bursary fund from The Vancouver Foundation for community-based adult li… Show more
The Society had an agreement with Postmedia Network Inc. to run manage and administer its Raise-a-Reader campaign in B.C. starting 2019. The Society continued to receive foundation grants and donations from individual and corporate donors and ran the following programs (1) building a numeracy collection and tutor materials in our Resource Centre; (2) family literacy programs for immigrant families; and (3) one-to-one tutoring with vulnerable children reading below grade level; and (4) administering and distributing a bursary fund from The Vancouver Foundation for community-based adult literacy programs.
New programs
None
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
39¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 39¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 39¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
61%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
13.2 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$550K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)50%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
50%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $316K | 82¢ | 18% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $452K | 43¢ | 57% | 13 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $423K | 63¢ | 37% | 6.9 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $364K | 71¢ | 29% | 8.4 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $406K | 42¢ | 58% | 5.3 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $550K | 39¢ | 61% | 13.2 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Overgaard, ValerieChair of Board and Directorarm's length
- Landell, LeslieDirectorarm's length
- St. Clair, William (Ralf)Director and Chair of Boardarm's length
- Twiss, DianaDirectorarm's length
- Campbell, PatDirectorarm's length
- Bhatia, ManmeetTreasurer and Secretaryarm's length
- Bantok, EuniceDirectorarm's length
- Defoe, Tracy ADirectorarm's length
- Green, LynnDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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